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California data brokers must start deleting personal data requests Aug. 1 (www.abc10.com)
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[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope the law is worded more carefully than this headline.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

It’s more of a tool than a law.

The right to delete and edit PII is already covered in older laws like CCPA / CPRA.

This act funded the creation of a central portal that allows people to easily make deletion requests (DSAR). Previously you needed to file these with a company individually, or you needed to pay for a service to auto-file DSARs for you.